| Akseli Lankinen | |||||
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| Nationality | Finland | ||||
| Born | 31 August 1997 | ||||
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| Position | setter | ||||
| Number | 1 (national team) | ||||
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Akseli Lankinen (born 31 August 1997) is a Finnish male volleyball player. He is part of the Finland men's national volleyball team. He competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku. On club level he plays for Kuortane Lentopallo. [1]
Andrea Giani is an Italian coach and retired volleyball player who scored numerous successes in the 1990s, including three World Championships with his national team. He is 196 cm tall. He is considered one of the best volleyball players ever. He was an all-rounder able to play both as outside hitter and as middle blocker, but he played several times as opposite too.
The Bulgaria men's national volleyball team is controlled by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.
The Cuba men's national volleyball team represents Cuba in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Federación Cubana De Voleibol. Cuba in the 1976 Summer Olympics won their first bronze medal. In FIVB competitions, the national team won one gold each at World Cup, World Grand Champions Cup, World League and Challenger Cup. Cuba also attained two silver and two bronze World Championship medals and have won the NORCECA Championship 15 times with a 6-peat record.
Pelin Çelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as setter for Azeri volleyball club Azerrail Baku. She studied at Istanbul Bilgi University.
Valeriya Mammadova is a retired Azerbaijani volleyball player who played as a Libero. She was a member of Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team and was selected as the Best Libero of European Volleyball Championship in 2005 and 2017.
Oksana Kurt, also known as Oksana Parkhomenko, ; is a retired Azerbaijani indoor volleyball player, recognized as one of the most successful volleyball players in her country. Kurt is the most capped player in the history of Azerbaijan women's national team and was the team captain from 2006 until 2015. She retired from volleyball in 2015 and works as a volleyball manager.
Sport in Azerbaijan has ancient roots, and even now, both traditional and modern sports are still practiced. Freestyle wrestling has been traditionally regarded as Azerbaijan's national sport, however today, the most popular sports in Azerbaijan are football and chess. Other popular sports are gymnastics, judo, futsal, weightlifting, and boxing. Azerbaijan's mountainous terrain provides great opportunities for the practice of sports like skiing and rock climbing. Water sports are practiced on the Caspian Sea and in inland waters. Competitively, Azerbaijan has been very successful at chess, weightlifting, and wrestling at the international level. Azerbaijan is also an active member of the international sports community, with full membership in the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), European Athletics Association (EAA), International Olympic Committee (IOC), among many others. It has also hosted the first European Games and 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games. Azerbaijan has recently employed a number of top Iranian athletes and coaches to its national teams by granting them Azerbaijani nationalities. These include Saman Tahmasebi, Sabah Shariati and Jamshid Kheyrabadi in wrestling; and Reza Mehmandoost and Milad Beigi in Taekwondo.
Nootsara Tomkom is a Thai volleyball player. She has been selected to play for the Thailand women's national volleyball team 39 times.
The qualification for the 2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship was held from May 11, 2012 to May 27, 2013.
Silvija Popović is a Serbian female professional volleyball player, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at both the 2011 European Championship and the 2018 World Championship.
Giovanni Guidetti is an Italian volleyball coach. He's been coaching Turkish team Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü since 2008 and also coaches the Turkey women's national team since 2017.
Mariya Filipova is a Bulgarian female volleyball player. She is a member of the Bulgaria women's national volleyball team and played for Metal Galați in 2008.
The 2015-16 season of the Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League was the annual season of the country's highest volleyball level. The League of Azerbaijan began on November 6 and included the Georgian Tbilisi club and an Azerbaijani Junior team. Azerrail Baku won the championship final series 3-0 matches over Telekom Baku and Lokomotiv Baku won the bronze medal. The American Madison Kingdon from Azerrail Baku became league's Most Valuable Player.
Claudio César Cuello is a former Argentine volleyball player and current coach. He was head coach of Argentina women's national volleyball team from 1997 to 2002 and in 2003 he became head coach of Argentina men's national volleyball team. In 2004–2005 he was appointed head coach of the Greek powerhouse Olympiacos and coached the club to the 2005 CEV Top Teams Cup triumph. In 2005–06 season he worked in CS Petrolul Ploiesti, and led the team to the 2006 Romanian Championship. From 2006 to 2009 he was head coach of HotVolleys Vienna and coached them to 2 consecutive Austrian Championships and 1 Austrian Cup (2008–09). In 2007, after his first season with HotVolleys Vienna, he was appointed head coach of Austria men's national volleyball team as well, coaching the team until 2009. He then moved to Italy, where he became head coach of Sirio Perugia (2010–2012) and Universal Modena (2012–2013) women's teams in Italian Women's Serie A. In 2013–2014 he coached Lokomotiv Baku women's team in Azerbaijan.
Lou Kindt is a Belgian male volleyball player. He is part of the Belgium men's national volleyball team. He competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku. On club level he plays for Volley Menen.
François Lecat is a Belgian male volleyball player. He is part of the Belgium men's national volleyball team. He competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku. On club level he plays for BluVolley Verona.
Markus Kaurto is a Finnish male volleyball player. He is part of the Finland men's national volleyball team. He competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku. On club level he plays for Lentopalloseura ETTA.
Zhana Todorova is a Bulgarian volleyball player, playing as a libero. She is part of the Bulgaria women's national volleyball team.
Tamara Sušić is a Croatian volleyball player who turned to volleyball coaching. She was a member of strongest Croatian teams and later international teams, including VC Pomi Casalmaggiore. She played for both the junior and senior Croatia women's national volleyball team. She remained active in volleyball as coach and organizer of Pro Volley camp.
Dinka Kulić is a Croatian volleyball player. She is a member of the Croatia women's national volleyball team.
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